The U.S. Virgin Islands is moving forward with a major cruise and tourism redevelopment project following the signing of a new agreement to transform the Crown Bay District on St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands Port Authority, Royal Caribbean Group and Cruise Terminals International formally signed the landmark agreement on Dec. 17, 2025, setting the stage […]
Above, from left: Ambassador Ruben Silie, MINUSTAH Chief Mariano Fernandez and DR President Leonel Fernandez (Photo: OP) By the Caribbean Journal staff Dominican Republic President Leonel Fernandez met Tuesday in Santo Domingo with Mariano Fernandez, chief of MINUSTAH, the UN mission in Haiti. Fernandez was accompanied by Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, along […]
Above: the national paving plan in process (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff Continuing the country’s nationwide infrastructure push, the Dominican Republic is investing $20.6 million in a National Asphalt Plan to remake its roads. The plan, which was launched in November, is now working its way through the Monsenor Nouel province, where it […]
Above: Education Minister Josefina Pimentel (Photo: CIG) By the Caribbean Journal staff The Dominican Republic will invest approximately $3 million to help 39 school buildings that suffered damage from recent earthquakes in the country, according to the Ministry of Education. Of the schools that have structural problems, 39 have more or less severe damage, and […]
